Page 5: Historical Events In June - 19

1923  On this day in history "Moon Mullins," Comic Strip, debuts   

1924  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6) on June - 19.   

1926  On this day in history deFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry   

1928  Amelia Erhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean, the first woman to do so in a 21-hour flight to Wales on June - 19.   

1930  C Jackson &H E Wood discovers asteroid #1595 Tanga on June - 19.   

1931  The first photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct   

1932  On this day in history hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR   

1932  On June - 19 1st concert given in SF's Stern Grove   

1932  Solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies on June - 19.   

1933  On June - 19 austrian government-Dollfuss bans nazi-organizations   

1934  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created on June - 19.   

1936  On this day in history dutch Premier Colijn denies relation with German call-girl   

1936  John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies on June - 19.   

1937  Franco-troops conquer Bilbao Basques on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history james M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies   

1938  On June - 19 "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47   

1938  Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris on June - 19.   

1939  On this day in history grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60   

1940  "Brenda Starr," first cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history hMS ORPHEUS, sunk north of Tobruk, eastern Libya by Italian destroyer "Turbine".   

1940  On June - 19 "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago   

1940  Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40 on June - 19.   

1941  Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history paul Waner, is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits   

1943  "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones & City Slickers peaks at #19 on this day in history.   

1944  Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies   

1946  On June - 19 on television for the first time a sports spectacular-Joe Louis vs Billy Conn   

1946  On this day in history 1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn   

1947  The birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist on June - 19.   

1947  The first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca on June - 19.   

1947  On June - 19 1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca   

1947  Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on June - 19.   

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1301  On this day in history birth of prince Morikuni, Japanese shogun (d. 1333)   

1507  On June - 19 birth of annibale Caro, Italian poet (d. 1566)   

1566  James I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25) was born on June - 19.   

1595  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland (1632-48)   

1606  James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (d. 1649) was born on June - 19.   

1608  On June - 19 birth of thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

1613  On June - 19 birth of christian de Placker, composer   

1623  On June - 19 birth of blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer (Pascal)   

1113  On June - 19 odo/Odardus van Kamerijk, French writer/bishop of Kamerijk, dies   

1312  On this day in history death of piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall, beheaded   

1341  On June - 19 juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies   

1542  On this day in history death of leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer   

1545  On June - 19 death of abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)   

1554  Sixt[us] Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Judith), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history death of françois, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)   

1608  Death of Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551) on June - 19.